Armed conflicts and attacks
Syrian Civil War
A Syrian fighter jet crashes into a marketplace in the town of Ariha leaving at least 31 people dead and dozens injured. (TC via AP)[permanent dead link], (ABC), (YNET News)
Business and economy
British bank HSBC agrees to sell its Brazilian banking business to Banco Bradesco for $5.2 billion. (AFP via Yahoo)
Nokia sells its mapping application Here to German car makers BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz for 2.8 billion euros. (AFP via Yahoo)
The Athens Stock Exchange reopens after more than a month with share values falling by 22 percent in early trading. (AP)
Puerto Rico fails to make a scheduled payment of US$58 million to service its debts of $72 billion. Moody's considers the commonwealth in default. (BBC)